Returning Wriddhiman Saha vows to 'give more than 100 per cent' for Bengal

Making a comeback to his home state Bengal two years after a public fallout veteran Wriddhiman Saha on Tuesday sounded a touch emotional and said he never looked at the past and focused on what lies in the present on the sidelines of the Bengal Pro T20 leagueSaha who will turn 40 later this year has agreed to return to his home state after a friendly discussion with former India captain Sourav Ganguly and his wife RomiFor starters Saha will be the marquee player for the Rashmi Medinipur Wizards in the Bengal Pro T20 league which began at Eden Gardens on TuesdayI have not yet met the CAB officials but went to the dressing room during practice and the colours of the chairs have changed It looks different Saha said emotionally during his first media interaction after returning to Bengal from TripuraI never looked at the past I always lived in the present Ive started my journey from here Now that Im back I will try my best to get an opportunity in the Bengal side But at the moment the focus is on the Bengal Pro T20 and helping the team reach the knockouts Ive always given more than my 100 per cent wherever I playedSaha said he was never cut off from Bengal while he was playing for TripuraI have always wished the best for Bengal thats what I said when I left For me everything belongs to Bengal iquest the start the growth everything happened here Its not that Im cut off from Bengal just because Ive signed up with Tripura I went there to play Ranji Trophy After playing I would come back here and speak to the friendsWhenever I played in Tripura I always kept track of Bengals scores and how they were performing I used to talk with the players too Bengal has been doing well The most important thing is if I get a chance in the Bengal team I will help them continue their consistency he addedIn early 2022 Saha was dropped for the home Test series against Sri Lanka which led an otherwise quiet Bengal keeper to spill the beansSaha revealed that Ganguly the then BCCI president had assured him of his place in the Indian Test team after his halfcentury against New Zealand but the team management later informed him he would not be considered for selection and coach Rahul Dravid had even suggested him to retireCiting personal reasons Saha then pulled out of the 202122 Ranji season for Bengal following which the Cricket Association of Bengal CAB jointsecretary Debabrata Das questioned his commitment claiming the player was making all sorts of excusesAlso Read Wriddhiman Saha says nothing can be done forcefully after IyerIshans exclusion from BCCI contractsSaha sought an apology from the official but did not get any and the tension only deepened with the player leaving Bengal to join Tripura having obtained the NOCDespite repeated requests from the Avishek Dalmiyaled CAB for him to return Saha never budgedI discussed about this with Sourav with my wife Romi and its because of them Im back here Saha replied when asked what made him change his mindAsked what he would have to say to the CAB official Das Saha said I will be as usual with himWould he captain Bengal in the upcoming season Ive not thought too far ahead as I said I live in the present First Ive to do well to get selectedMeanwhile Saha has not followed much of Indias progress in the ongoing T20 World Cup but termed Rishabh Pants comeback as one of the greatest Its one of the greatest sporting comebacks Hes doing well all the best to himWhile Virat Kohli has not yet replicated his IPL success as an opener for Team India Saha said its a fine moveOn Rinku Singh absence from the squad he said Its selectors callWith agency inputs